[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2525 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2525

To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over 
  the Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's 
                        admission to the Union.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

  Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over 
  the Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's 
                        admission to the Union.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Admission Day Recognition Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FLYING STATE FLAG OVER CAPITOL ON ANNIVERSARY OF STATE'S 
              ADMISSION TO UNION.

    (a) In General.--To honor the anniversary of each State's admission 
to the Union, the Architect of the Capitol shall fly the flag of the 
State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the 
State's admission to the Union. If the anniversary of the date of a 
State's admission to the Union falls on the same day as the anniversary 
of another State's admission to the Union, the Architect shall fly the 
flag of each such State on that day.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol shall fly the 
        first flag of a State over the Capitol under this section on 
        the first September 9 which occurs after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, in honor of the anniversary of the 
        admission of California to the Union.
            (2) Treatment of first flag flown.--The Architect shall 
        present the first State flag flown over the Capitol under this 
        section (as described in paragraph (1)) to the Native Sons and 
        Daughters of the Golden West.
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